Orange Rust Risk in Colombian Sugarcane, Current and Future Climate Scenarios

Colombian sugarcane-producing departments provide the geographic scope for this dataset. It contains 252 disease occurrence records and damage index assessments from commercial fields across nine departments, compiled by author Melissa Montoya-Arbeláez. The data supports a study evaluating the present and future risk of orange rust (Puccinia kuehnii) under climate change, with the dataset last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model the ecological niche of Puccinia kuehnii based on disease occurrence records and environmental suitability.
• Compare disease severity among sugarcane varieties like RD 75-11 and CC 93-7510 based on the damage index data.
• Assess spatial risk distribution for orange rust across Colombian sugarcane-producing departments using kernel analysis outputs.
• Project future climate change impacts on disease spread based on modeled suitability expansions.

Strengths

• Includes 252 specific disease occurrence records from field surveys.
• Assesses disease impact using a damage index across different sugarcane varieties.
• Covers nine sugarcane-producing departments in Colombia, providing regional coverage.
• Models both current and future climate scenarios for risk projection.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (16.9 KB), indicating limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

Melissa Montoya-Arbeláez via figshare.

Collection Method

Data collected from disease occurrence records and damage index assessments in commercial sugarcane fields, with analysis using spatial kernel methods and ecological niche modeling.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 05:48:07; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nine sugarcane-producing departments in Colombia, including Santander, Caquetá, and the Cauca River Valley.